St. Petersburg [Berühmte Kunststätten No. 32]

Leipzig; Berlin: E. A. Seemann, 1905. First edition. Softcover. g- to vg. Quarto. [8], 126, [2]pp. Original illustrated soft cloth, with gold lettering to front cover and spine. All paper edges red. Publisher's logo on title page. Decorative initials. Illustrated with 105 b/w photographic reproductions, this remarkable work is both a history and a survey of the Russian city of St. Petersburg as an important center for arts and culture. Some rubbing to spine and front cover (with minor abrasion). Text in German, gothic script. Wrappers in overall good- , interior in very good condition.